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The San Jose Sharks will open their home schedule in the desert.
ATLANTA (AP) — As his adopted hometown mourned Hank Aaron's death, some fans called on the Atlanta Braves to change their name to the Hammers in his honor.
The NBC Sports Network, which is best known for its coverage of the NHL and English Premier League, will be going away at the end of the year.
Tyler Tumminia has lost plenty of sleep trying to get the National Women's Hockey League back on the ice.
The interim commissioner has one night left to toss and turn before it becomes a...
DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Stars are finally set to open their season, more than 10 months after playing their last home game, nearly four months after losing the deciding Game 6 of the Stanley Cup...
Rod Brind'Amour lamented Carolina's season coming to a screeching halt despite doing “a great job” adhering to pandemic protocols. For Peter Laviolette, his Washington Capitals will keep playing...
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The University of Northern Colorado football program won’t participate in the Big Sky Conference...
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania offered to replace ousted Belarus as co-host of this year's hockey world championships on Thursday.
Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė “discussed Lithuania’s...
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Washington’s game Friday at the Milwaukee Bucks has been postponed by the NBA because the Wizards...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin and three other Washington Capitals players were added to the NHL's COVID-19 list Wednesday and the team was fined $100,000 by the league for violating coronavirus...
In the 16 years since the salary cap has been a reality in the NHL, it never has been this much of a challenge to maneuver.
Teams that made moves in 2019 and right up to the 2020 trade...
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The Atlantic Coast Conference says this week’s women’s basketball games with No. 2 North Carolina...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The NHL has postponed its first game since the league’s season began, calling off Tuesday night’s game between Carolina and the Predators hours after the Hurricanes won the...
The NHL is temporarily ditching microchipped pucks six days into the season after concerns were raised about their performance.
The league announced games from Tuesday night on would be...
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The Canadian women’s hockey team opened a 35-player camp in a Calgary bubble.
ZURICH (AP) — The hockey world championships were pulled from Belarus on Monday following pressure from opposition groups and a threatened boycott by sponsors.
DÜSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — The International Ice Hockey Federation will make a decision in the coming days on whether to pull its world championship from Belarus as pressure increases from...
NEW YORK (AP) — Pavel Buchnevich and Artemi Panarin each scored twice and Alexandar Georgiev stopped 23 shots for his fifth career shutout, leading the New York Rangers to a 5-0 win over the...
DETROIT (AP) — Robby Fabbri scored the tiebreaking goal with 2:42 left in the third period, Dylan Larkin got his second goal into an empty net and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Carolina...
PRAGUE (AP) — Czech carmaker Skoda has warned that it will withdraw its sponsorship of the ice hockey world championship if Belarus remains as co-host amid calls to move the event following mass...
Colorado defenseman Ian Cole has taken a young kid under his wing as he starts his 11th season in the NHL, dining with him often and going the extra mile to make sure his needs are met.
NEW YORK (AP) — Anders Lee finished with two goals and joined Brock Nelson and Mathew Barzal with first-period goals as the New York Islanders beat the New York Rangers 4-0 at Madison Square...
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid had a hat trick and an assist, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored twice and added an assist and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 on Thursday...
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Brock Boeser scored twice, including the winner, as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Wednesday night.
Winnipeg coach Paul Maurice struggled to blow a whistle while wearing a mask. Barry Trotz couldn't see if one of his New York Islanders players was skating toward him because his mask had helped...
ZURICH (AP) — International Ice Hockey Federation president Rene Fasel remains committed to holding the world championships in Belarus despite saying his recent meeting with authoritarian leader...
When the NHL charter flight back from the Edmonton bubble landed in New Jersey, Gary Bettman's phone started ringing.
The commissioner thought he'd get a couple of weeks to exhale after...
BOSTON (AP) — More than 60 years after he broke the NHL's color barrier, Willie O’Ree will soon add another milestone to his career.
The Boston Bruins announced Tuesday that O'Ree will have...
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The Nebraska men’s basketball game at Maryland scheduled for Saturday has been postponed because...
A disappointing 2019-20 season kept the San Jose Sharks out of the NHL bubble when the season restarted following the long break for the coronavirus.
Jeff Skinner was enjoying an afternoon in his parents’ backyard when suddenly the Buffalo Sabres forward thought his father was pulling an April Fools' joke on him in mid-September.
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks coach Jeremy Colliton agreed to a two-year contract extension Tuesday on the eve of his third season with the team.
Mike Milbury is out and Mike Babcock is in for NBC Sports' coverage of the NHL this season.
Milbury had been with the network since 2008 after coaching the Bruins and serving as coach and...